Germany hesitant to send tanks to Ukraine as NATO discusses weapon supplies



As the war in Ukraine nears its first full year, NATO leaders are meeting in Germany to discuss future weapons supplies to the country while President Zelenskyy is calling on Western allies to boost arms deliveries. NBC News’ Raf Sanchez reports from Kyiv. 

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49 comments

  1. Not your business war criminals

  2. Germany shouldn’t even have a say after what they did in ww2, there lucky enough they even have a country.

  3. German tanks firing at Russians lifes > disaster . They do not want to risk another Great Patriotic War in their .. for 10 tanks who ll be destroyed in 1 week. When they can"t heat their homes

  4. Madness….We helped cause this war….but it is NOT our war! Do dems want a nuclear exchange to restart the world and develop a "New World Order"? Do YOU want nuclear war?

  5. good for germany an adult is needed in this situation, sending tanks is the same as asking for a nuclear war with russia.

  6. Due to budget cuts during the Merkel era Germany only has 300 Leopard 2's but only 150 are operational. To make them operational it will take til 2024. Thus Germany has none to give.
    The US is the one with spare tanks. If it is so critical for UKraine to get tanks then the US should send them.

  7. Escalation there. But I think Russia will think twice about fighting a tank war w old T-72 vs modern Leopards

  8. Don't buy German military equipment.

  9. German tax payers are financing the tanks.

  10. Germany France & Italy cowards should they be in nato big question it’s a disgrace.I’ve said before never trust a German totally weak in putin pocket.

  11. They probably need to check the German tanks for glitches. Make sure they are heading in the right direction towards Ukraine. Not in the direction of Belgium towards Paris.

  12. In reality, Germany doesn't want to even get touched by Russia, they know for a fact that if Russia enters Ukraine, the Ukrainians wouldn't be harmed much, same with Poles, but if the Russians reach Berlin, they will unleash their absolute worst

  13. Germany caused ww1 and ww2 atrocities and now they are causing current atrocities in Ukraine by not giving them tanks so maybe Germany will be next hit by Russia with a bit of luck as Germany is creating a ww3 by not stopping russia in Ukraine
    Germany is always reluctant to do anything and causes world wars can’t expect too much from them and other euro countries must be getting a bit tired of them which could break up Europe union eventually

  14. The USA government is looking to install another dictator puppet in the Ukraine,it's amazing how the UKRAINIAN haven't realized the track record the USA government holds installing dictator puppet to power

  15. Total bs. Other more known atrocities have been criminally ignored. You fall for this bs and you join corrupt, and monstrous governments all looking to capitalize on this misfortune.

  16. Go away Ukraine,
    And go away corrupt US media and politicians. Stop stealing our money and gaslighting us.

  17. Hasn’t the us done enough? Come on Germany you can help too

  18. Diesem Blutrünstigen darf nichts zurückgegeben werden….

  19. Just give the money and tanks to Putin. As payment to stop the war. I'm just saying that for people that really want the war to end.

  20. 🇺🇸🇩🇪🇨🇭🇺🇦
    We have a saying,
    "If you can't be helpful,
    don't be harmful."
    You have a problem Germany.
    Looking at you too Switzerland.
    Stopping assistance counts as helping Russia.
    Love from Dallas, Texas 💙

  21. why do we care about ukraine again?

  22. US and Germany are hesitating supplying these top tier weapons to Ukraine because they don't want the Russians having the experience battleing( much worse capturing) these weapons in this stage at the war and are instead saving it for a trump card if Russia ever mobilizes on a official NATO ally. Sadly, they are willing to sacrifice Ukraine for the long run in a potential Nato-Russian conflict.

  23. Don't believe its a trap its the matrix you gonna be a slave

  24. Germany has made a deal with Putin to split Europe the way it should have been after WWII. Show some balls and make an exception to do what you need in wartime.

  25. In the meanwhile the rich are getting richer by selling weapons of mass destruction to the world

  26. Can someone remind me why it is everyone else's responsibility to keep supplying Ukraine? Money, weapons, armored vehicles, ammunition, tanks, air defense, etc….. This has gotten out of hand. Every time America or any other country helps, within weeks they are right back wanting more. Not only more, but higher tech. I mean they are literally stating that it is the west's fault that Ukrainians are dying because we "refuse to help". Honestly, after their defense minister made that comment, I genuinely believe we all should show them what refusing to help truly means. At this point, after almost a year, billions in funding and equipment have been sent by the U.S. alone. And what is given in return? Pure ingratitude.

  27. Good for Germany for coming to her senses 👏

  28. 7 Antifa members were arrested in Atlanta for domestic terrorists 👍

  29. USA and Germany send your tanks we need your support! Don’t give up. Remember who you are

  30. Counted about 50 homeless people on my way home last night, but yeah, let’s keep flushing more money down the Ukrainian toilet.

  31. -We sometimes saw a homeless who found a slide of pepperoni pizza but he was willing to share more than half of that slide to the other more a sick homeless family . That half shared slide pizza would tell lots of kindness and decency of humanity. The world has been very touch with a true stories of "Brothers in Arms," such as Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, UK, US ….

    -Scholz and Germany, you are one of the richest countries in Europe and the world, but you have acted like a scrooge and selfish coward!

  32. German hesitation on sending tanks to fight Russians makes sense. The last time they did that was 1941 and total war and millions dead followed.

  33. zelensky is such a joke.. ministy of warehouses… they arent ministers of defending ukraine either

  34. Prolonging the inevitable they will lose

  35. niemce są mądrują a to dzięki USA są w NATO jako jedno państwo, nie powinni mieć nic do gadania, sfajczyli pół Europy i już zapomnieli jak to było w NRD jak uciekali przez mur pod ostrzałem a na granicy wewnątrzniemieckiej był zainstalowany system samostrzałowy SM-70.

  36. Lets be honest, Ukraine cannot pay back the lend lease set up by the US. Unfortunately, this is a write off for American taxpayers.

  37. well people, ww3 has started right before our eyes..it just has not reached our doorsteps yet..the media is still able to give us news.. let's see what happens in 5 years..prey for the leaders God has given us and hope that God did not give us these leaders because of our sins.. because If He did, we are in serious trouble..we may be singing the songs of zion

  38. Germany is afraid if russia. They need to do their part and send the Leopard IIs. The U.S. has paid for Germany's protection long enough. Time for Germany to pay for their own protection.

  39. Toyota trucks are better in the long run than tanks.

  40. Fools…the weasel Zelensky won't stop crying until he gets a nuke on Ukrainian territory. He's playing the west and it's not even a comedy.

  41. Germans have unfortunate geography. Their politics reflect a whiplash effect when it comes to security. It is unfortunate that reality DEMANDS that they sort out their relationship with Russia.

  42. Send tanks to Texas

  43. Small drones are both inexpensive and accurate and are a deadly threat to anybody's arsenal.

  44. I wonder if they will be greeted with gifts and flowers like Operation Barbarossa.

  45. It is foolish to reduce NATO's military equipment and give it to Ukraine. This weakens all NATO countries.